Historical Birthday
08 Mar 1293
Beatrice of Castile Queen of Portugal (1325-57) born in Toro Zamora (d. 1359)
08 Mar 1495
John of God Portuguese-born friar and saint founder of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God born in Montemor-o-Novo vora Portugal (d. 1550)
08 Mar 1514
Amago Haruhisa Japanese samurai and warlord born in Izumo Japan (d. 1562)
08 Mar 1560
Don Carlo Gesualdo Italian Prince of Venosa and composer born in Venosa Italy (d. 1613)
08 Mar 1607
Johann von Rist German composer and poet known for his hymns born in Ottensen Holstein (d. 1667)
08 Mar 1659
Isaac de Beausobre French Protestant pastor born in Niort France (d. 1738)
08 Mar 1712
John Fothergill English physician born in Wensleydale England (d. 1780)
08 Mar 1714
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach German composer son of J. S. Bach born in Weimar Germany (d. 1788)
08 Mar 1726
Richard Howe British admiral born in London (d. 1799)
08 Mar 1743
Bendix Friedrich Zinck German composer born in Husum Holstein Germany (d. 1801)
08 Mar 1746
Andr Michaux French botanist born in Satory France (d. 1802)
08 Mar 1748
William V of Orange Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1806)
08 Mar 1778
Friedrich August Kanne Austrian-German composer born in Delitzsch Saxony (d. 1833)
08 Mar 1783
Gottfied Wilhelm Fink German composer born in Sulza Holy Roman Empire (d. 1846)
08 Mar 1783
Hannah Van Buren Wife of U.S. President Martin Van Buren (1837-41) born in Kinderhook New York (d. 1819)
08 Mar 1799
Simon Cameron U.S. Senator and Secretary of War (Union) born in Maytown Pennsylvania (d. 1889)
08 Mar 1804
Alvan Clark American astronomer and maker of the Dearborn Observatory telescope the largest telescope in the world at the time born in Ashfield Massachusetts (d. 1887)
08 Mar 1814
Ede Szigligeti [Jzsef Szathmry] Hungarian dramatist born in Nagyvrad-Olaszi (d. 1878)
08 Mar 1822
Ignacy Lukasiewicz Polish engineer businessman and inventor born in Zaduszniki Mielec Austrian Empire (d. 1882)
08 Mar 1827
Wilhelm Bleek German linguist (Father of Bantu Philology) born in Berlin (d. 1875)
08 Mar 1830
Joo de Deus [Sao Bartolomeu de Messines] Portuguese poet (Flores do Campo) born in Algarve Portugal (d. 1896)
08 Mar 1836
Matthew Calbraith Butler American Major General (Confederate Army) and politician born in Greenville South Carolina (d. 1909)
08 Mar 1839
James Mason Crafts American chemist (Friedel-Crafts alkylation synthesis) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1917)
08 Mar 1839
Josephine Cochrane American inventor (automatic dishwasher) born in Ashtabula County Ohio (d. 1913)
08 Mar 1840
Franco Faccio Italian composer and conductor born in Verona Italy (d. 1891)
08 Mar 1843
Vilhelm Svedbom Swedish composer born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1904)
08 Mar 1847
Carl von Bach German mechanical engineer born in Stollberg Erzgeb (d. 1931)
08 Mar 1853
Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels Flemish composer (Parisina) born in Antwerp (d. 1916)
08 Mar 1854
Tom Horan Australian cricketer (Ireland Pioneering Aust all-rounder) born in Midleton Ireland (d. 1916)
08 Mar 1856
Bramwell Booth 2nd General of The Salvation Army born in Halifax England (d. 1929)
08 Mar 1856
Tom Roberts British-Australian artist (Shearing the Rams) born in Dorchester Dorset England (d. 1931)
08 Mar 1857
Ruggero Leoncavallo Italian composer (I pagliacciZaza) born in Naples Italy (d. 1919)
08 Mar 1859
Kenneth Grahame Scottish author (The Wind in the Willows) born in Edinburgh (d. 1932)
08 Mar 1859
Otto Taubmann German composer born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1929)
08 Mar 1862
Joseph Lee Father of Playgrounds movement born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1937)
08 Mar 1865
Frederick William Goudy American printer and type designer born in Bloomington Illinois (d. 1947)
08 Mar 1872
Paul Juon Russian-Swiss violinist and composer born in Moscow Russia (d. 1940)
08 Mar 1876
Franco Alfano Italian opera composer (Puccinis Turandot) born in Posillipo Italy (d. 1954)
08 Mar 1879
Mechtilde Lichnowsky German writer born in Pocking Bavaria (d. 1958)
08 Mar 1892
Mtys Rkosi Hungarian party leader and Prime Minister (1952-53) born in Ada Serbia (d. 1971)
08 Mar 1896
Charlotte Whitton Canadian politician Mayor of Ottawa (1951-56) born in Renfrew Ontario (d. 1975)
08 Mar 1899
Eric Linklater British novelist and poet (Blue Swallows) born in Penarth Vale of Glamorgan Wales (d. 1974)
08 Mar 1899
Elmer Keith American firearms enthusiast and author (Guns & Ammo) born in Missouri (d. 1984)
08 Mar 1900
Howard Aiken American computing pioneer (Harvard Mark I computer) born in Hoboken New Jersey (d. 1973)
08 Mar 1902
Jennings Randolph American politician Senator from West Virginia (1958-85) born in Salem West Virginia (d. 1998)
08 Mar 1902
Louise Beavers American actress (Beulah-Beulah) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1962)
08 Mar 1879
Otto Hahn German physicist and chemist (Nobel 1944 radiothoriumactinium) born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 1968)
08 Mar 1883
Manuel Gmez Carrillo Argentine composer born in Santiago del Estero Argentina (d. 1968)
08 Mar 1886
Anton Portielje Dutch radio host and zoo director (Artis) born in Amsterdam (d. 1965)
08 Mar 1886
Edward Calvin Kendall American chemist isolated cortisone (Nobel 1950) born in South Norwalk Connecticut (d. 1972)
08 Mar 1888
Stuart Chase American writer and economist (The Tragedy of Waste) born in Somersworth New Hampshire (d. 1985)
08 Mar 1889
Oscar Ewing US government official (Everybodys Business) born in Greensburg Indiana (d. 1980)
08 Mar 1890
Oswald von Nell-Breuning German theologist and philosopher born in Trier Germany (d. 1991)
08 Mar 1907
Charles Boost Dutch film critic born in Breda Netherlands (d. 1990)
08 Mar 1907
Konstantinos Karamanlis Greek politician President of Greece (1980-85) born in Srrai Ottoman Empire (d. 1998)
08 Mar 1910
Bernard Benjamin British health statistician actuary and demographer born in London (d. 2002)
08 Mar 1911
Alan Hovhaness Armenian-American composer (Lousadzak Ukiyo) born in Somerville Massachusetts (d. 2000)
08 Mar 1911
Elsie Giorgi American-Italian physician and humanitarian born in The Bronx New York (d. 1998)
08 Mar 1912
Preston Smith 40th Governor of Texas born in Williamson County Texas (d. 2003)
08 Mar 1914
Jacob B. Bakema Dutch modernist architect (St Louis Missouri) born in Groningen Netherlands (d. 1981)
08 Mar 1914
Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich Russian physicist born in Minsk Russian Empire (d. 1987)
08 Mar 1915
Vivien John English painter and daughter of Augustus John born in Dorset (d. 1994)
08 Mar 1915
Tapio Rautavaara Finnish athlete actor and singer (Me tulemme taas Rion y) born in Pirkkala Finland (d. 1979)
08 Mar 1916
Robert Wolfgang Schnell German writer born in Barmen Germany (d. 1986)
08 Mar 1916
John W. Seybold American economist and computer typesetting pioneer born in Newburgh Indiana (d. 2004)
08 Mar 1917
A Marja [ATE Mooy] Dutch literary (Shreds on the River)
08 Mar 1918
Poon Lim Chinese sailor who survived 133 days adrift at sea born in Hainan China (d. 1991)
08 Mar 1920
Eileen Herlie [Herlihy] Scottish-American actress (All My Children The Angel with the Trumpet) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 2008)
08 Mar 1920
Eva Dahlbeck Swedish actress (Brink of Life Dreams A Lesson in Love) born in Saltsj-Duvns Stockholms ln Sweden (d. 2008)
08 Mar 1921
Alan Hale Jr. American actor (Skipper-Gilligans Island) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1990)
08 Mar 1922
Cyd Charisse [Tula Finklea] American dancer and actress (Singin in the Rain) born in Amarillo Texas (d. 2008)
08 Mar 1922
Carl Furillo Brooklyn Dodger (NL Batting Champ 1953)
08 Mar 1922
Heinar Kipphardt German writer and playwright (In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer) born in Heidersdorf Lower Silesia (d. 1982)
08 Mar 1922
Shigeru Mizuki Japanese soldier and Manga artist (GeGeGe no Kitar) born in Sakaiminato Tittori (d. 2015)
08 Mar 1922
Ralph Baer Creator of the first video game console
08 Mar 1923
Juan M G Wancho Evertsz premier of Dutch Antilles (NVP 1973-77)
08 Mar 1923
Sembene Ousmane Senegalese authornovelistdirector (Doctor Noir)
08 Mar 1924
Sean McClory Irish actor (The Californians My Chauffeur) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 2003)
08 Mar 1925
Francisco Rabal Aguilas Spain actor (Holy Innocents Camorra)
08 Mar 1928
Judy Johnson singer (Your Show of Shows) born in Norfolk Virginia
08 Mar 1931
Neil Adcock cricketer (South African pace bowler 104 wkts 1953-62) (d. 2013)
08 Mar 1931
Neil Postman American cultural critic (d. 2003)
08 Mar 1933
Johnny Dollar American country and rockabilly singer born in Kilgore Texas (d. 1986)
08 Mar 1934
Ron Taylor Australian cinematographer (Those Amazing Animals) born in Sydney New South Wales (d. 2012)
08 Mar 1934
Marv Breeding American baseball player (d.2006)
08 Mar 1936
Gabor Szabo Hungarian jazz guitarist (Perfect Circle)
08 Mar 1936
Sue Ane Langdon actress (Bachelor Father Arnie) born in Paterson New Jersey
08 Mar 1937
Juvnal Hayarimana president of Rwanda (1973-94)
08 Mar 1937
Pamela McEvoy-Johnston psychotherapist-board member (WIC)
08 Mar 1937
Raynoma Singleton [Gordy] music producer and singer-songwriter (Motown) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2016)
08 Mar 1937
Richard Farina American writer and folk rocker (Reflections in a Crystal Wind)
08 Mar 1938
Lew DeWitt Va country singer (Statler Brothers-Flowers on the Wall)
08 Mar 1939
George William Reed astronomy writercartoonist (Dark Sky Legacy)
08 Mar 1939
Jim Bouton pitcher (NY Yankees)author (Ball Four) born in Newark New Jersey
08 Mar 1939
Lydia Skoblikova USSR speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960 64)
08 Mar 1939
Mike Lowry American politician (Rep-D-WA 1979-89 Governor of Washington 1993-97 ) born in St. John Washington (d. 2017)
08 Mar 1939
Robert Tear tenor (Welsh National Opera 1970) born in Barry Wales
08 Mar 1940
Susan Clark actress (Night Moves Webster) born in Sarnia Ontario
08 Mar 1940
Theo Laseroms [The Tank] Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
08 Mar 1942
Ann Packer Moulsford Oxfordshire British 400m800m runner (Olympic gold 1964)
08 Mar 1942
Ralph Ellis England rhythm (Swinging Blue Jeans-Youre No Good)
08 Mar 1942
Richard Dick Allen American baseball player (AL MVP 1972) born in Wampum Pennsylvania
08 Mar 1943
Lynn Redgrave British-American actress (Gods and Monsters Georgy Girl) born in London England (d. 2010)
08 Mar 1945
Graeme Watson cricketer (Australian opening batsman 5 Tests 1966-72)
08 Mar 1945
Jim Chapman American politician (Rep-D-TX 1985-1997) born in Washington District of Columbia
08 Mar 1945
Micky Dolenz American singer and actor (Circus Boy The Monkees) born in Los Angeles California
08 Mar 1946
Mohammad Nazir Pakistani cricket off-spinner (14 Tests 1969-83)
08 Mar 1946
Randy Meisner rock bassistvocalist (Poco Eagles-Take it Easy)
08 Mar 1947
Mike Allsup Modesto Ca rock guitarist (Three Dog Night)
08 Mar 1947
Carole Bayer Sager American singer-songwriter (On My Own Thats What Friends Are For) and wife of Burt Bacharach born in Manhattan New York
08 Mar 1947
Florentino Prez Spanish football executive
08 Mar 1948
Little Peggy March [Margaret Battavio] vocalist (I Will Follow Him)
08 Mar 1949
Charles Lismont Belgian marathon runner (Olympic silver 1972)
08 Mar 1951
Philippe Henri Edmonds cricketer (in Zambia England slow left-arm)
08 Mar 1952
Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin USSR cosmonaut (Soyuz T-14)
08 Mar 1953
Jim Rice Anderson South Carolina American MLB left fielder (AL MVP 1978)
08 Mar 1953
Kathleen Ann Shower [Kathy Shower] American model and Playboy playmate (May 1985 Playmate of the Year 1986) born in Brookville Ohio
08 Mar 1954
Cheryl Baker rock vocalist (Bucks Fizz-My Camera Never Lies)
08 Mar 1954
David Wilkie 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1976) is born in Colombo Sri Lanka to Scottish parents
08 Mar 1954
Karl Schnabl 90m ski jumper (Olympic gold 1976)
08 Mar 1955
Don Ashby Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1981)
08 Mar 1956
Laurie Cunningham English former footballer (d. 1989)
08 Mar 1957
Cynthia Rothrock actress (Lady Dragon Honor & Glory) born in Wilmington Delaware
08 Mar 1957
Ruth Wysocki American 800m1500m runner born in Alhambra California
08 Mar 1957
Clive Burr English drummer (Iron Maiden 1979-82) born in London England (d. 2013)
08 Mar 1958
Gary Numan [Gary Webb] Hammersmith England vocalist (Replicas)
08 Mar 1959
Aidan Quinn actor (Avalon Desperately Seeking Susan Mission)
08 Mar 1960
Buck Williams NBA forward (Portland Trail Blazers NY Knicks)
08 Mar 1961
Larry Murphy Scarborough NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)
08 Mar 1961
Camryn Manheim American actress (The Practice) born in Caldwell New Jersey
08 Mar 1962
Shaun Gayle NFL strong safety (San Diego Chargers)
08 Mar 1962
William Fuller NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles San Diego Chargers)
08 Mar 1963
Gursharan Singh cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90)
08 Mar 1963
Mike Lalor American NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars) born in Buffalo New York
08 Mar 1964
Peter [Ped] Gill English drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood born in Liverpool
08 Mar 1966
Elliot Boult New Zealand golfer born in Blenheim
08 Mar 1966
Laura McCabe cross country skier (Olympics 1994)
08 Mar 1967
Brent Fedyk Yorkton NHL left wing (Dallas Stars)
08 Mar 1967
Dale Joseph CFL defensive back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
08 Mar 1968
Clare Wood Zululand South Africa tennis star (1986 Futures-Lisbon)
08 Mar 1968
Rob Zettler Sept-iles NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)
08 Mar 1969
Andrea Parker actress (Miss Parker-The Pretender)
08 Mar 1970
Jason Elam NFL kicker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
08 Mar 1970
Rhett Harty Pasedena CA US soccer player (Olympic-92)
08 Mar 1970
Vadim Bekboulatov NHL forward (Belarus Olympics 1998)
08 Mar 1971
Bob Boughner Windsor NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)
08 Mar 1972
Craig Johnson NHL left wing (LA KingsOlympic 1994) born in Saint Paul Minnesota
08 Mar 1972
Pat Riley NFL defensive end (Chicago Bears Seattle Seahawks)
08 Mar 1931
Neil Adcock South African cricket fast bowler (26 Tests 104 wickets 21.10) born in Cape Town Western Cape (d. 2013)
08 Mar 1938
Pete Dawkins American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1958 Army) born in Royal Oak Michigan
08 Mar 1939
Jim Bouton American baseball pitcher author broadcaster (NY Yankees MLB All Star 1968 Ball Four) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2019)
08 Mar 1941
Ivana Loudova Czech composer (Vocal Symphony) born in Chlumec nad Cidlinou (d. 2017)
08 Mar 1941
Yvar Emilian Mikhashoff American pianist & composer
08 Mar 1946
Mohammad Nazir Pakistani cricket spin bowler (14 Tests best 799 1969) born in Rawalpindi Pakistan
08 Mar 1946
Jean Pag Canadian sports journalist (host La Soire du hockey and 110%) born in Chicoutimi Quebec (d. 2019)
08 Mar 1953
Jim Rice American Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder (AL MVP 1978 8-time MLB All Star Boston Red Sox) born in Anderson South Carolina
08 Mar 1959
Aidan Quinn American actor (Desperately Seeking Susan Elementary) born in Rockford Illinois
08 Mar 1973
Kendell Watkins NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys)
08 Mar 1917
A Marja [ATE Mooy] Dutch literary (Shreds on the River)
08 Mar 1934
Mart Vergs Spanish soccer midfielder (12 caps FC Barcelona) born in Vidreres Spain (d. 2021)
08 Mar 1936
Sonny Allen American basketball coach (ODU Southern Methodist University University of Nevada Reno WNBA Sacramento Monarchs) born in Moundsville West Virginia (d. 2020)
08 Mar 1939
Jim Bouton American baseball pitcher author and broadcaster (NY Yankees MLB All Star 1968 Ball Four) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2019)
08 Mar 1939
Mike Lowry American politician (Rep-D-WA 1979-89 Governor of Washington 1993-97) born in St. John Washington (d. 2017)
08 Mar 1940
Theo Laseroms [The Tank] Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
08 Mar 1942
Dick Allen American baseball infielder (7 MLB All-Star NL Rookie of the Year 1964 Philadelphia Phillies AL MVP 1972 Chicago WS) born in Wampum Pennsylvania (d. 2020) [1]
08 Mar 1945
Graeme Watson Australian cricket all-rounder (5 Tests 6 wickets 2 ODIs) born in Kew Victoria Australia (d. 2020)
08 Mar 1948
Little Peggy March [Margaret Battavio] vocalist (I Will Follow Him)
08 Mar 1953
Jim Rice American Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder (AL MVP 1978 8-time MLB All Star Boston Red Sox) born in Anderson South Carolina
08 Mar 1954
David Wilkie Scottish 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1976) born in Colombo Sri Lanka
08 Mar 1958
Gary Numan [Gary Webb] Hammersmith England vocalist (Replicas)
08 Mar 1783
Hannah Hoes future wife of U.S. President Martin Van Buren (1837-41) born in Kinderhook New York (d. 1819)
08 Mar 1854
Tom Horan Australian cricket all-rounder (15 Tests 1 x 100 11 wickets Victoria CA) born in Midleton Ireland (d. 1916)
08 Mar 1893
Mississippi John Hurt American country blues singer and guitarist born in Teoc Carroll County Mississippi (d. 1966)
08 Mar 1927
Dick Hyman American jazz pianist composer arranger conductor and organist born in New York City
08 Mar 1928
Judy Johnson American singer (Your Show of Shows) born in Norfolk Virginia
08 Mar 1936
Gbor Szab Hungarian-American jazz guitarist (Spellbinder) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1982)
08 Mar 1937
Richard Faria American folk singer-songwriter (Birmingham Sunday) and novelist (Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me) born in New York City (d. 1966)
08 Mar 1938
Lew DeWitt American country singer (Statler Brothers - Flowers On The Wall) born in Virgina
08 Mar 1939
Robert Tear Welsh tenor (Welsh National Opera 1970) born in Barry Wales
08 Mar 1941
Ivana Loudov Czech composer (Vocal Symphony) born in Chlumec nad Cidlinou Bohemia (d. 2017)
08 Mar 1942
Ann Packer British 400m800m runner (Olympic gold 1964) born in Moulsford Oxfordshire England
08 Mar 1942
Ralph Ellis British rock guitarist (The Swinging Blue Jeans Hippy Hippy Shake) born in Liverpool England
08 Mar 1943
Gayla Peevey American singer (I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas) and songwriter born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma
08 Mar 1945
Micky Dolenz American singer (The Monkees - Im A Believer) and actor (Circus Boy) born in Los Angeles California
08 Mar 1946
Randy Meisner American rock bassist and vocalist (Rick Nelsons Stone Canyon Band Linda Ronstadt Eagles 1971-77- Take It To The Limit) born in Scottsbluff Nebraska
08 Mar 1947
Mike Allsup American rock guitarist (Three Dog Night - Joy To The World) born in Modesto California
08 Mar 1947
Carole Bayer Sager American singer-songwriter (On My Own Thats What Friends Are For) and wife of Burt Bacharach born in Manhattan New York
08 Mar 1947
Don Brooks American session and touring harmonica player (Waylon Jennings Ken Burns The Civil War) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2000)
08 Mar 1948
Little Peggy March [Margaret Battavio] American pop vocalist (I Will Follow Him) born in Lansdale Pennsylvania
08 Mar 1954
Cheryl Baker British rock vocalist (Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies) and TV presenter born in Bethnal Green London ENgland
08 Mar 1954
David Wilkie MBE Scottish swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1976 World C ship gold 200m breaststroke 1973 75 100m 1975) born in Colombo Sri Lanka
08 Mar 1957
Billy Childs American jazz pianist composer and arranger born in Los Angeles California
08 Mar 1957
Clive Burr English drummer (Iron Maiden 1979-82) born in London England (d. 2013)
08 Mar 1958
Gary Numan [Webb] British new wave rock musician (Cars) born in Hammersmith England
08 Mar 1959
Lester Holt American journalist and news anchor (NBC Nightly News 2015-present) born in Hamilton Air Force Base California
08 Mar 1964
Peter [Ped] Gill British drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax) born in Liverpool England
08 Mar 1968
Shawn Mullins American folk-rock singer-songwriter (Lullabye) born in Atlanta Georgia.
08 Mar 1599
Suzanna van Baerle Dutch poet (Dagh-werck written with her husband Constantijn Huygens) born in Amsterdam (d. 1637)
08 Mar 1828
George William Martin English chorister organist composer educator and founder of the National Choral Society born in London England (d. 1881)
08 Mar 1909
Anthony Donato America violinist composer (The Hidden Fortress) pedagogue and music writer (Preparing Music Manuscript) born in Prague Nebraska (d. 1990)
08 Mar 1919
Ivor Keys British organist musicologist and academic (University of Nottingham University of Birmingham) born in Littlehampton West Sussex England (d. 1995)
08 Mar 1934
Marv Breeding American baseball player (d. 2006)
08 Mar 1934
Rodri Spanish soccer defender (4 caps FC Barcelona) and manager (CD Condal) born in Barcelona Spain (d. 2022)
08 Mar 1942
Dick Allen American baseball infielder (7 MLB All-Star NL Rookie of the Year 1964 Philadelphia Phillies AL MVP 1972 Chicago White Sox) born in Wampum Pennsylvania (d. 2020) [1]
08 Mar 1945
Graeme Watson Australian cricket all-rounder (5 Tests 1 x 50 6 wickets 2 ODIs Victoria CA WA CA NSW CA) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2020)
08 Mar 1946
Mohammad Nazir Pakistani cricket spin bowler (14 Tests BB 799 Pakistan railways CC Punjab Uni CC) born in Rawalpindi Pakistan
08 Mar 1948
Jethro [Geoffrey Rowe] British stand-up comedian (This Train Dont Stop Camborne Wednesdays) born in St Buryan Cornwall England (d. 2021)
08 Mar 1953
Bob Brozman American world music guitarist ethno-musicologist and educator born in NYC (d. 2013)
08 Mar 1953
Don Werner American MLB baseball catcher 1975-82 (Cincinnati Reds Texas Rangers) and minormajor league coach born in Appleton Wisconsin
08 Mar 1953
Jim Rice American Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder (AL MVP 1978 8 x MLB All Star AL HR leader 1977 78 83 Boston Red Sox) born in Anderson South Carolina
08 Mar 1953
Kathy Shower American model and Playboy playmate (May 1985 Playmate of the Year 1986) born in Brookville Ohio
08 Mar 1956
David Malpass American economist (President of the World Bank 2019-) born in Petoskey Michigan
08 Mar 1956
Laurie Cunningham English soccer left winger (6 caps Orient West Bromwich Albion Real Madrid Marseille Rayo Vallecano) born in London England (d. 1989)
08 Mar 1962
Shaun Gayle American football strong safety (Super Bowl 1985 Pro Bowl 1991 Chicago Bears SD Chargers) born in Newport News Virginia
08 Mar 1560
Don Carlo Gesualdo Italian Prince of Venosa and composer born in Venosa Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1613)
08 Mar 1607
Johann von Rist German composer and poet known for his hymns born in Ottensen County of Holstein-Pinneberg (now Germany) (d. 1667)
08 Mar 1714
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach German composer son of J. S. Bach born in Weimar Duchy of Saxe-Weimar (now Germany) (d. 1788)
08 Mar 1743
[Benedikt] Bendix Friedrich Zinck Danish violinist keyboardist and composer baptized in Husum Duchy of Schleswig (now Germany) (d. 1801)
08 Mar 1778
Friedrich August Kanne Austrian-German composer born in Delitzsch Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1833)
08 Mar 1783
Gottfied Wilhelm Fink German composer born in Sulza Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1846)
08 Mar 1848
LaMarcus Thompson Father of the American roller coaster American inventor (Switchback Railway) born in Licking County Ohio (d. 1919) [1]
08 Mar 1857
Ruggero Leoncavallo Italian composer (I pagliacciZaza) born in Naples Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1919)
08 Mar 1859
Otto Taubmann German composer born in Hamburg German Confederation (now Germany) (d. 1929)
08 Mar 1920
(James Daniel) Danny Turner American jazz saxophonist and flautist (Count Basie Orchestra) born in Farrell Pennsylvania (d. 1995_
08 Mar 1921
Egbert George Pete Pitterson Jamaican-British jazz trumpeter born in Kingston Jamaica British West Indies (d. 1994)
08 Mar 1922
Carl Furillo American baseball outfielder (NL Batting Champ 1953 MLB All-Star 1952 53 World Series 1955 59 BrooklynLA Dodgers) born in Stony Creek Mills Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
08 Mar 1922
Cyd Charisse [Tula Finklea] Amesrican dancer and actress (Singin in the Rain) born in Amarillo Texas (d. 2008)
08 Mar 1922
Ralph Baer German-American engineer creator of the first video game console (Magnavox Odyssey Home Video Game System) (d. 2014) [1]
08 Mar 1923
Juancho Evertsz Dutch Antillean politician Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles (1973-77) born in Curacao Netherland Antilles (d. 2008)
08 Mar 1923
Ousmane Sembne Senegalese author and director (Doctor Noir) born in Ziguinchor Senegal (d. 2007)
08 Mar 1924
Judy Johnson [Betty Bonney] American singer (Your Show of Shows How Little We Know) born in Bridgeport Connecticut [1]
08 Mar 1925
Darwin Vargas [-Wallis] Chilean composer and choral conductor born in Talagante Chile (d. 1988)
08 Mar 1925
Francisco Rabal Spanish actor (Holy Innocents Camorra) born in Aguilas Spain (d. 2001)
08 Mar 1927
Jaromir Podeva Czech composer (Fragments of the Quinguennium) music theorist and pedagogue born in Brno Czechoslovakia (d. 2000)
08 Mar 1927
Josef Berg Czech composer and musicologist born in Brno Czechoslovakia (d. 1971)
08 Mar 1928
Frank Michael Beyer German composer organist and educator born in Berlin Germany (d. 2008)
08 Mar 1929
Joseph Hardy American Tony Award-winning stage and screen director (Youre a Good Man Charlie Brown) and producer born in Carlsbad New Mexico
08 Mar 1934
Christian Wolff German-American experimental classical music composer born in Nice France
08 Mar 1935
George Coleman American jazz saxophonist (Slide Hampton Miles Davis Chet Baker) born in Memphis Tennessee
08 Mar 1939
Lynn Seymour [Berta Lynn Springbett] Canadian-English ballerina (Royal Ballet 1962-78) choreographer and director born in Wainwright Alberta (d. 2023)
08 Mar 1939
Yannis Vlachopoulos Greek composer (Morphes) born in Piraeus Greece
08 Mar 1941
Yvar Mikhashoff [Ronald Mackay] American contemporary classical pianist composer and educator (University of Buffalo 1973-93) born in Troy New York (d. 1993)
08 Mar 1944
Sergey Nikitin Russian-Soviet songwriter poet singer seven-string guitarist and biophysicist born in Moscow USSR
08 Mar 1945
Bruce Broughton American Emmy Award-winning television and film score composer (Hawaii Five-0 Dallas) born in Los Angeles California
08 Mar 1946
Randy Meisner American rock bassist and vocalist (Rick Nelsons Stone Canyon Band Linda Ronstadt The Eagles 1971-77 - Take It To The Limit) born in Scottsbluff Nebraska (d. 2023)
08 Mar 1947
Don Frank Brooks American blues and session harmonica player (Ken Burns The Civil War) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2000)
08 Mar 1953
Bob Brozman American world music guitarist ethno-musicologist and educator born in New York City (d. 2013)
08 Mar 1286
John III French Duke of Brittany whose lack of heir started the Breton War of Succession born in Champtoceaux (d. 1341)
08 Mar 1560
Don Carlo Gesualdo Italian Prince of Venosa and composer born in Venosa Kingdom of Naples (d. 1613)
08 Mar 1607
Johann von Rist German composer and poet known for his hymns born in Ottensen County of Holstein-Pinneberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1667)
08 Mar 1714
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach German composer son of J. S. Bach born in Weimar Duchy of Saxe-Weimar Holy Roman Empire (d. 1788)
08 Mar 1743
[Benedikt] Bendix Friedrich Zinck Danish violinist keyboardist and composer baptized in Husum Duchy of Schleswig Holy Roman Empire (d. 1801)
08 Mar 1778
Friedrich August Kanne Austrian-German composer born in Delitzsch Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1833)
08 Mar 1783
Gottfied Wilhelm Fink German Protestant clergyman composer music theorist and poet born in Sulza Duchy of Saxe-Eisenach Holy Roman Empire (d. 1846)
08 Mar 1840
Franco Faccio Italian composer and conductor born in Verona Kingdom of LombardyVenetia Austrian Empire (d. 1891)
08 Mar 1853
Edward Hubertus Joannes Keurvels Flemish composer (Parisina) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1916)
08 Mar 1859
Otto Taubmann German composer born in Hamburg German Confederation (d. 1929)
08 Mar 1920
Danny Turner American jazz saxophonist and flautist (Count Basie Orchestra) born in Farrell Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
08 Mar 1921
(Egbert) Pete Pitterson Jamaican-British jazz trumpeter born in Kingston Jamaica British West Indies (d. 1994)
08 Mar 1927
Josef Berg Czech composer librettist (member of Group A European Tourism) and musicologist born in Brno Czechoslovakia (d. 1971)
08 Mar 1927
Stanisaw Kania Polish communist politician born in Wrocanka Poland (d. 2020)
08 Mar 1929
Joseph Hardy American Tony Award-winning stage and screen director (Youre a Good Man Charlie Brown) and producer born in Carlsbad New Mexico (d. 2024)
08 Mar 1931
John McPhee American writer known for Annals of the Former World born in Princeton New Jersey
08 Mar 1931
Neil Postman American cultural critic (Amusing Ourselves to Death) born in New York City (d. 2003)
08 Mar 1934
Christian Wolff German-American experimental classical music composer born in Nice France [1]
08 Mar 1939
Robert Tear Welsh tenor (Welsh National Opera 1970-99) conductor and teacher born in Barry Wales (d. 2011) [1]
08 Mar 1940
Leslie Isben Rogge American bank robber listed on FBIs Most Wanted born in Seattle Washington
08 Mar 1941
Ivana Loudov Czech composer (Vocal Symphony) born in Chlumec nad Cidlinou Bohemia Czecho-Slovak Republic (d. 2017)
08 Mar 1942
Dick Allen American MLB baseball HOF infielder 1963-77 (7 MLB All-Star NL Rookie of the Year 1964 Philadelphia Phillies AL MVP 1972 Chicago White Sox 3 other teams) born in Wampum Pennsylvania (d. 2020) [1] [2]
08 Mar 1944
Buzz Hargrove Canadian labour leader born in Bath New Brunswick
08 Mar 1945
Anselm Kiefer German painter and sculptor (Osiris and Isis) born in Donaueschingen Germany
08 Mar 1946
Mohammad Nazir Pakistani cricket spin bowler (14 Tests BB 799 Pakistan railways CC Punjab Uni CC) born in Rawalpindi Pakistan (d. 2024)
08 Mar 1947
Don Frank Brooks American session and touring blues harmonica player (Waylon Jennings Ken Burns The Civil War) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2000)
08 Mar 1949
Natalia Kuchinskaya Soviet gymnast (Olympic gold team balance bean bronze floor all-round 1968) born in Saint Petersburg Russia
08 Mar 1951
Phil Edmonds English cricket spin bowler (51 Tests 125 wickets BB 766 Middlesex CCC) born in Lusaka Zambia
08 Mar 1952
George Allen American politician 67th Governor of Virginia (1994-98) and Senator born in Whittier California
08 Mar 1952
Vladimir Vasyutin Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-14) born in Kharkiv Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union (d. 2002)
08 Mar 1953
Bob Brozman American world music guitarist ethnomusicologist and educator born in New York City (d. 2013)
08 Mar 1954
David Wilkie Scottish swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1976 World C ship gold 200m breaststroke 1973 75 100m 1975) born in Colombo Sri Lanka (d. 2024)
08 Mar 1961
Kevin Arnott Zimbabwean cricket batsman (4 Tests 1 x 100 HS 101no Rhodesia Masonaland) born in Salisbury Rhodesia
08 Mar 1964
Peter Gill British drummer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax) born in Liverpool England
08 Mar 1965
Thierry Jacob French boxer (WBC super bantamweight champion 1992) born in Calais France (d. 2024)
08 Mar 1971
Kit Symons Welsh soccer defender (36 caps Portsmouth Manchester City Fulham Crystal Palace) and manager (Fulham) born in Basingstoke England
08 Mar 1972
Angie Hart Australian pop singer (Tingly) born in Adelaide Australia
08 Mar 1972
Georgios Georgiadis Greek soccer winger (61 caps Panathinaikos PAOK Olympiacos) born in Kavala Greece
08 Mar 1973
Anneke van Giersbergen Dutch rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Gathering) born in Sint-Michielsgestel Netherlands
08 Mar 1975
Peggy Zina [Panagiota-Calliope Chrysicopoulou] Greek pop and modern laika singer and piano player born in Athens Greece
08 Mar 1976
(Gareth) Gaz Coombes British rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Supergrass - Alright) born in Oxford England
08 Mar 1978
Meelah Williams American R&B singer (702 - Where My Girls At) born in Las Vegas Nevada
08 Mar 1979
Andy Ross American rock guitarist (OK Go) born in Worcester Massachusetts
08 Mar 1979
Tom Chaplin British rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (Keane) born in Hastings East Sussex England
08 Mar 1981
Laura Main Scottish actress (Call the Midwife) born in Aberdeen. Scotland
08 Mar 1982
Kat Von D Mexican-American tattoo artist (LA Ink) born in Montemorelos Mexico
08 Mar 1984
Dave Moffatt Canadian pop-country-rock musician (The Moffats) born in Vancouver British Columbia
08 Mar 1985
Ewa Sonnet Polish model and pop singer born in Rybnik Poland
08 Mar 1987
Milana Vayntrub Jewish-American actress (Other Space This Is Us) born in Tashkent Uzbek SSR Soviet Union
08 Mar 1987
Tobe Nwigwe American singer rapper (Im Dope) and actor born in Houston Texas
08 Mar 1989
Ming Xi Chinese model born in Shanghai China
08 Mar 1997
Ewan Mitchell English actor known for House of the Dragon born in Derby England
08 Mar 1825
Jules Barbier French opera librettist (Jacques Offenbach - The Tales of Hoffmann Charles Gounod - Faust) born in Paris (d. 1901)
08 Mar 1879
Agnes Miegel German Nazi Party member writer and poet (Gedichte) born in Knigsberg East Prussia (d. 1964)
08 Mar 1902
Jennings Randolph American politician Senator from West Virginia (1958-85) last living member of the Congress to have served during the first 100 days of Franklin D. Roosevelts administration born in Salem West Virginia (d. 1998)
08 Mar 1913
Jaap Musch Dutch resistance fighter who saved hundreds of Jewish children born in Amsterdam Netherlands
08 Mar 1917
Leslie Fiedler American literary critic and author (Love and Death in the American Novel) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2003)
08 Mar 1924
Judy Johnson [Betty Bonney] American singer (Your Show of Shows How Little We Know) born in Bridgeport Connecticut (d. 2025) [1]
08 Mar 1930
Braulio Musso Chilean soccer left winger (14 caps Universidad de Chile 382 games) born in Limache Chile (d. 2025)
08 Mar 1930
Douglas Hurd British Conservative Party politician Minister of State for Europe (1979-83) born in Wiltshire England
08 Mar 1947
Florentino Prez Spanish football executive (President of Real Madrid 2100-06 and 2009-12) born in Hortaleza Madrid Spain
08 Mar 1948
Jonathan Sacks Lord Sacks British intellectual and Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth (1991-2013) born in London (d. 2020) [1]
08 Mar 1955
Steve James American documentary filmmaker (Hoop Games Stevie) born in Hampton Virginia
08 Mar 1956
Rubby Prez [Roberto Antonio Prez Herrera] Dominican merengue singer (Volver El Africano) born in Bajos de Haina Dominican Republic (d. 2025)
08 Mar 1965
Ftima Lopes Portuguese fashion designer born in Funchal Portugal
08 Mar 1984
Aleksander Sasha Vujai Slovenian basketball point guard (Los Angeles Lakers 2x NBA champion 2x Turkish Basketball League All-Star) born in Maribor SR Slovenia
08 Mar 1989
Ming Xi Chinese model (Givenchy Haute Couture SS11 Victorias Secret 2017) born in Shanghai China
08 Mar 1997
Ewan Mitchell English actor (House of the Dragon) born in Derby England
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